Environmental Degradation and Durability of  Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="352746.fig.009a" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/jnm/volume-2010/352746/figures/352746.fig.009a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>1320 hours of exposure</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="352746.fig.009b" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/jnm/volume-2010/352746/figures/352746.fig.009b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>2712 hours of exposure</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="352746.fig.009c" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/jnm/volume-2010/352746/figures/352746.fig.009c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>4098 hours of exposure</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Images of neat epoxy specimens after exposure to UV radiation and condensation showing progressive erosion of microcracks.</table>

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Figure 9: Environmental Degradation and Durability of  Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites 